LCK In The News

"When 16-year-old Liliana Jackson caught Coronavirus she thought it would only last a week or two.

But months later she was experiencing repeated flare-ups including skin rashes, nerve pain, chest cramps and severe fatigue.

But her and her mother Gail, who live in the East Midlands in the UK, felt let down by doctors who they say at first, didn't take them seriously."

"Anna Hendy, from Westhill in Aberdeenshire, contracted the virus last April.

Since then she has suffered from headaches, muscle aches and nausea as well as extreme tiredness. She hasn’t yet been able to return to school and is having to study from home."

Anna's mother, Helen Goss of Long Covid Kids Scotland, is calling for specialist clinics to be set up across Scotland.

Nicola Haseler BBC Look East reports on Long Covid Hubs for Long Covid Kids.

We look forward to seeing the hubs in action and hope they provide the help families desperately need.

"We were just calling out to government groups to be able to notice and acknowledge that children are suffering, and they're suffering from COVID, as well as becoming long haulers themselves,” Goulding said.

“That's what we're hoping -- even one kid can see something like this and say, ‘Hey Mom, I'm not alone.’"

"Dear BBC,

I am writing to ask you to review the depth of scrutiny in your recent reports on Covid-19 and children in school.

A BBC Breakfast report on 23 June explained that large numbers of children are having to isolate. A concerned parent spoke about the impact on her child’s education. I was hoping to see some scrutiny about why we are here and what can be done..."